Apologies (I sincerely thought I was writing in a search field...) My question was whether anyone had made comments explicitly detailing failures of hard-drive power (transformers, cables, etc) I've had LaCie hard-drives which have suffered from similar issues which customer feedback was consistent with this issue. Apologies (I sincerely thought I was writing in a search field...) My question was whether anyone had made comments explicitly detailing failures of hard-drive power (transformers, cables, etc)... » Read More Apologies (I sincerely thought I was writing in a search field...) My question was whether anyone had made comments explicitly detailing failures of hard-drive power (transformers, cables, etc) I've had LaCie hard-drives which have suffered from similar issues which customer feedback was consistent with this issue. « Show Less
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I've had mine ever since they came out early on, and Its has been turned on ever since I purchased it. Through out my years of experience, turning the hard drives off/on is more harm full than just leaving it on. I would say that my WD My Book 2TB has been on since I originally plugged it up. Do not by Seagate or Matrox. WD never gives up on me or at work. However, connect it up to a UPS black out , power strikes, and brown outs will hurt the drive worse than anything else you can allow to happen. Good Luck
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What sort of a question is that? Please reform your words into an actual question and I will answer for you.
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Sorry, I'm not sure what you're asking? If hard drives fail due to power issues..? If so, it's possible.
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hi. i was wondering how upgrading the hard drive went for you cuz i was thinking of doing it. also, did u buy ur hard drive off of ifixit's website if you did and does making imporvement dissuade any warranty on the laptop? thanx.
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this makes me feel better as I seen a number of comments that say that it wasn't after buyers checked the asus support website for the recall "http://vip.asus.com/eservice/changeSandybridge_NB.aspx?slanguage=en-us"I also have seen a number of negative comments on the perfroamnce of the laptop.I am praying that these comments are 1 in a thousand sold. I also pray that I won't be one of those "1"'s.thanks for your response
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Jeff, who was the dealer you bought this computer from? I bought my piece of crap from CravingSavings. I called him and he told me I need a new hard drive. I had no way of getting the computer back to him so he sent me a new hard drive, which I had to install myself! Since thenm, I have had nothing but problems, it wasn't just the hard drive. There is so much garbage on the computer itself which was never cleaned off. Recently I had to call someone to fix it, because it froze on me and would not work at all. I wish I had the knowledge to help you with your problem....all I have to suggest is you contact the seller! Good luck I hope this helps! Jeff, who was the dealer you bought this computer from? I bought my piece of crap from CravingSavings. I called him and he told me I need a new hard drive. I had no way of getting the computer back to him so he sent me a new hard drive, which I had to install myself! Since thenm, I have had nothing but problems, it wasn't just the hard drive. There is so much garbage on the computer itself which was never cleaned off. Recently I had to call someone to fix it, because it froze on me and would not work at all. I wish I had the knowledge to help you with your problem....all I have to suggest... » Read More Jeff, who was the dealer you bought this computer from? I bought my piece of crap from CravingSavings. I called him and he told me I need a new hard drive. I had no way of getting the computer back to him so he sent me a new hard drive, which I had to install myself! Since thenm, I have had nothing but problems, it wasn't just the hard drive. There is so much garbage on the computer itself which was never cleaned off. Recently I had to call someone to fix it, because it froze on me and would not work at all. I wish I had the knowledge to help you with your problem....all I have to suggest is you contact the seller! Good luck I hope this helps! « Show Less
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I can't speak for my experience with hard drives on Amazon, but I've dealt with other items I wanted to order that were under review and they were only unavailable for a few days. Also, a certain hardware website named after an item a chicken produces has these drives for the same price right now, if you're dead set on this drive. A lot of us have had bad experiences with them, so I am not comfortable advising people to take the risk, but it seems more people have had success than failure. And of course, Amazon has a decent return policy so you can put the drive through its paces and return it if they have problems, if you're willing to do so. Good luck!
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Hey Mark, well the funny thing is that I sent this thing back. It just wouldn't format. No matter what I did, or cable I used it didn't work. It also had problems with using the firewire cable. I think I got it to recognize the HD ONCE, and then it said it would take almost 17 hours to format it. I honestly think something was wrong with the drive itself, but I didn't want another one to try. I figured I'd wait.
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I just checked www.wdc.com Typed in Serial Number from drive I received. Answer from WD: "The warranty for this product has expired. The product is not eligible for replacement. If you need technical assistance, please send us email." So either Seller is warranting this drive OR NO ONE IS!!! I, for one, would like to hear from the seller on this matter!
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Don't have an answer for you, just think its interesting. We have really liked our system and bought it just over 2 years ago but it decided to just stop working all together today, no power at all. and it has been working great just today even. this is one of those times I wish I had bought the extended warranty, funny how the one you don't get it for is the one that quits working. Oh well. If anyone knows a fix let me know please. already checked all the connections and like I said was working fine earlier in day.
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Yes, I have had similar issues with other external, enclosed USB hard drives. That is, they get VERY hot, and then shut down after about 30 minutes of operation. These enclosed drives are pretty much useless unless they have a vent and cooling fan. I really don't know how anyone uses them successfully. The only way I have been able to use them is to keep them completely open, which means removing all the casing and just laying the bare drive and it's connenctors out in open. Pretty ugly, but it will run all day like this :-)
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I am sorry to hear that your product is working properly. I will say this though if you are looking to return the current product for another I would strongly recommend the ex hard drives made by the brand G-tech. Take your time and scour through the product descriptions to find the one that suits you best. When I was looking for a new ex-hhd at the time I purchased this one G-tech was a close second and only because the brands prices were out of my range.
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I've just had my 4th large (>1TB) WD drive failure in less than 2 years. I've had more drives fail in the last 2 years than in the last 20. All of them large WD drives. I'm done with WD. All these failures were with drives less than 3 years old. Just absolutely unacceptable.
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Did you replace your hard drive. I am interested in doing the same thing. Thanks!!
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After the system failed noted that the transformer was fried. Bought a new one (expensive). Didn't help and appeared that the motherboard was also damaged. Also very expensive. In theory, the system is sexy .. in reality it is expensive and undependable. We abandoned the idea before it sucked up more money ... the cell was replaced, the transformer was replace, the motherboard needed replaced .. about all that was worth keeping was the metal box that held the board & transformer. I wouldn't recommend the system to any one I know.
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I tried my Toshiba HDDs but none of them work. I think it is because of power. But some people answered that it powered other brand HDDs. So I think it really depend on HDDs.
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Not sure why listed as a question. Have had zero problems with mine. Check your connections.
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OEM drives in my case, possibly European models not for sale in the US. Not covered by manufacturer's warranty - at least, not on the four drives I purchased and received today (and am sending back tomorrow). Strange that Amazon doesn't require sellers to publish warranty info. It's as if they encourage sales of gray market goods.
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I was running it with a 430w PS, and in only 2 days, my PS literally fried. I was running nearly the same # of drives as you listed...